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“Captain America’s” Red Skull Debuts In Full

Marvel Studios is getting closer to a full-on press push for its summer one-two punch of superhero blockbusters. Today, the studio released a brand new, full-tilt image of the Red Skull -Â the Nazi and Hydra villain portrayed by Hugo Weaving in their July 22 film “Captain America: The First Avenger” -Â to Entertainment Weekly’s website.

Accompanying the shot is an interview with director Joe Johnston where the filmmaker talks largely about the character of Steve Rogers and what makes him a relatable, believable action hero. “The thing that appeals to me is he is everyman,” Johnston said. “He’s a 98-pound weakling. All he really wants to do is the right thing and serve his country and [at first] nobody wants him because he’s too weak. He’s been picked on all his life. But he’s a guy who never gives up. That’s his trademark.”

The director also spoke to how his film would tie in with Marvel’s upcoming “The Avengers” saying, “Because this was a period film, because this was the origin story, I didn’t have to worry about the Avengers which was a present day story. We have present-day bookends and bring Cap back at the end and then I basically hand him off. And The Avengers is its own thing.”